Rankings of the States 2023 - Estimates of School Statistics 2024

Oct 15, 2026

Report data quantify how local, state, and national governments allocate resources to public education, highlighting variation across U.S. states. It presents Rankings 2023 state-level tables on enrollment and attendance, faculty, and school revenues and expenditures, emphasizing comparisons with national averages. Estimates 2024 provides an 80-year series of projection tables for enrollment, staffing compensation, and finances, incorporating COVID relief complexity when available or estimated. National Trends 2015-24 summarizes 10-year patterns in enrollment, attendance, salaries, funding sources, and spending.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages76

Reading Time3 h 12 min

AccessFree to download

Foreword

Executive Summary

Part I. Rankings 2023 Highlights

Part II. Estimates 2024 Highlights

Part III. National Trends 2015-24 Highlights

Technical Notes

Glossary

State Notes for Rankings and Estimates

Rankings of the States 2023 and Estimates of School Statistics 2024 NEA Research April 2024 Reproduction: No part of this report may be reproduced in any form without permission from NEA Research, except by NEA-affiliated associations. Any reproduction of the report materials must include the usual credit line and the copyright notice. Address communications to NEA Research, 1201 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 or by email [to](to RankingsEstimates@nea.org)[ ](to RankingsEstimates@nea.org)[RankingsEstimates@nea.org](to RankingsEstimates@nea.org). Copyright © 2024 by the National Education Association All Rights Reserved This page intentionally left blank Contents Foreword...........................................................................................................................................1 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................3 Part I. Rankings 2023 Highlights ..............................................................................................3 Part II. Estimates 2024 Highlights ............................................................................................4 Part III. National Trends 2015-24 Highlights............................................................................5 Technical Notes...............................................................................................................................8 RANKINGS 2023 .......................................................................................................................... 10 Series A—Enrollment and Attendance ........................................................................................... 11 Series B—Faculty ........................................................................................................................... 15 Series C—School Revenues .............................................................................................................22 Series D—School Expenditures.......................................................................................................29 ESTIMATES 2024..........................................................................................................................33 Series E—Students and Faculty .....................................................................................................34 Series F—School Revenues and Expenditures ................................................................................42 NATIONAL TRENDS 2015-24 .....................................................................................................53 Series G—Students and Faculty.....................................................................................................54 Series H—School Revenues and Expenditures ................................................................................60 Glossary ..........................................................................................................................................68 State Notes for Rankings and Estimates ........................................................................................71 This page intentionally left blank Foreword The data presented in this report provide facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. As one might expect in a nation as diverse as the United States – with respect to economics, geography, and politics – the level of commitment to education varies on a state-by-state basis. Thus, NEA Research offers this report to its state and local affiliates as well as to researchers, policymakers, and the public as a tool to examine public education programs and services. Part I of this report – Rankings 2023 – provides state-level data on an array of topics relevant to the complex enterpri

FAQs

What purpose do the Rankings and Estimates report serve?

They provide facts and tables that help examine how states differ in public education resources, programs, and services, and support analysis by affiliates, researchers, policymakers, and the public.

What data areas are covered in Rankings 2023?

Rankings 2023 reports state-level data including enrollment and attendance, faculty, and school revenues and expenditures, presented as structured series of tables.

How are COVID relief funds handled in Estimates 2024?

COVID relief funding is included in revenue and expenditure data when state data were available; if not provided by a state, the effect is estimated using data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Oct 15, 2026

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